written by reader Plug Power

by jim1pat2 | March 19, 2014 3:18 pm

I’m very impressed with their customer list – Wal Mart, P&G, BMW, Mercedes, etc.. The company is supposed to announce a major deal with another automobile company. Anyone care to comment?

Jim Pardieck

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17 responses to “written by reader Plug Power”

  1. Stephen Jackson says:

    Probably Ford. The quoted text below is from Plug Power’s website in their industry news section.
    “Meanwhile, Ford (NYSE: F ) is working with Nissan and Daimler (NASDAQOTH: DDAIF ) , the corporate parent of Mercedes-Benz, on a project that will bring fuel cell cars to market by 2017, they say. The three are sharing development costs in hopes of designing better technology more quickly.”

  2. zpro says:

    This is the little information that I have on PLUG. The challenge, as I understand it, is finding enough hydrogen to produce their batteries on a mass scale. Some of the companies mentioned appear to be using PLUG batteries to run experimental warehouse forklifts.

  3. sjackson says:

    Some good points Frank. However, with a 10,000 psi tank, Toyota’s 4 door FCV has a range of 480km. It was cold-weather tested in Yellowknife (where I live) last month. No reduction in range due to the cold, unlike with their hybrids. The availability of hydrogen refuelling stations will be eventually dealt with. Toyota had to bring their own hydrogen to Yellowknife. 🙂

  4. arch1 says:

    Stephen; thanks for the info,I was not aware of Toyota doing this. Do you have an idea as to the size & weight of the tank & how it would fare in a crash? That seems to me dangerously high pressure for a mobile tank given hydrogen’s explosive properties,perhaps Toyota has solved the engineering problem. I don’t think many areas are accepting of the idea of really large quantities of H as required of refueling stations. I think it more likely Nat. Gas network will first be built & then perhaps later converted to H, since NG can be converted to LNG & more easily transported & stored. Does that Toyota use plug technology? That’s really amazing range,I translate that to equal almost 300 miles per fill. You are correct about cold ,if tested at minus 60C the range would likely be greater. I wonder how much less the range would be if tested at plus 40C.

  5. arch1 says:

    Stephen; thank you for the link,I had not seen it before certainly looks that Honda has done a great deal for safety considerations. That still does not answer what happens if tank is exposed to fire,steel rapidly loses strength when heated, or to the possibility of shut off valve being broken at connection to tank. I can tell you that most fire responders would be very hesitant to near approach to a car fire until that aspect is verified as safe in real crashes. That said invest as you choose, I merely tried to point out some problems that might delay profitableness of of new technology

  6. tanglewood says:

    Doesn’t a hydrogen fuel cell release water vapor? Won’t that be a problem for cars operating in weather below 32F? Ice on roads, etc.

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